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Volume 61, No. 2
ALBEMARLE HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle NC 28001
982-3711
OCTOBER 1995
Students Chosen For Leadership Stanly
by Kelly Rakes
Mrs. Dot Walck has recently started a youth leadership program for Stanly County’s rising
sophomores. This is the first year for the Stanly County Youth Leadership Program (SC YLP). Mrs.
Walck conjured up this program with the help of an education committee called together by the
Chamber of Commerce.
SCYLP is offered to ninth graders in the spring of their freshman year. They are allowed to
submit an application to the Chamber of Commerce and five students are chosen from each school.
These students attend an overnight retreat at the Haltwinger center near Pfeiffer College.
Albemarle's five students are Joey Johnsen, Brian Burnside, Kara Blalock, Sweet Rake, and Jon
athan Dry. Each student is paired with a Leadership Stanly graduate and Pfeiffer College partner,
who are also chosen by the Chamber of Commerce.
AHS congratulates these five student leaders and wishes them the best of luck in the upcoming
futures as leaders and representatives of AHS.
These students are the first participants in the Stanly County
Youth Leadership Program.
Mission in Guatemala
by Kelly Rakes
Mary Jenkins, a senior here at AHS, took a
trip to Guatemala for achurch mission to help out
the locals this past summer. She spent one week
devoting her time to God and helping the native
people. Mary traveled to the high class and low
class churches in Guatemala. She said her pastor
p>reached and the youth group assisted while
their words were translated into the local lan
guage. She mentioned that the locals were poor
but cherished what little they did own. One of the
highlights for the native children was viewing
the pictures that the youth had taken with them.
Mary, along with others, passed out candy to the
children while trying to communicate with them
in Spanish. They also performed drama m the
churches and streets. We congratulate Mary and
her terrific efforts to belter the world!
Mary visits with some of her
mission group friends.
Rules, Rules, Rules!
by Mary
Many students here at AHS feel that our
School has too many rules. Some even go as far
to call it a prison. In the last two years, some
of the new rules have included an hour detention
for each tardy, leaving the building after 2:55 PM
Of staying for tutoring retcaching, and keeping
**udents from all three lunches sqiarate with a
"'c minute interval between cach lunch period,
you think that our school rules are bad, read the
olio wing rules which were enforced at Mt.
^^olyokc College in 1837:
No young lady shall becomc a member of
’• Holyoke Seminary who cannot kindle a fire,
potatoes, repeat the multiplication table
at least two-thirds of the shorter catcchism."
Every member of the .school shall walk a
"^'le a day unless a freshet, earthquake, or some
Nance
other calamity prevent."
"No young lady shall devote more than an hour
a day to miscellaneous reading.
"No young lady is expected to have gentle
man acquaintances unless they are retumed
MISSIONARIES or agents of benevolent socie-
"“limes surely have changed since then. Al
though AHS has had many rules that students
have disliked, have been popular with tltc
students. The most noted example is the privi
lege of senior lunch. This privilege fosters self-
disipline as well as responsib^ty which ari.
characteristics that all seniors should possess.
The next time that you think of AHS as a prison.
just think, it could be much worse!
!N0u> Assistant Principal
Arrive^s at AKS
by Eloise Odom
Our new assistant principal, Jerry Queen, has
finally arrived. Ready to make the school even
better, he has come to AHS with a lot of enthusi
asm and work experience. Mr. Queen has been
a teacher and coach for a total of 23 years. He has
taught at Central Cabarrus High School, Hartsell
Middle. Northwest Middle, and Harrisburg
School. Courses he has taught in the past include
math, PE, economics, success programs, sci
ence, and history. In addition to this, Mr. Queen
has coached various sports including football,
baseball, and basketball. Some of his hobbies are
country dancing, fishing, and hunting. These go
Quiz Mel
by Eloise Odom
along with his love for outdoor activities and
music. In addition to his wide range of interests.
Mr. Queen is a volunteer fireman in Harrisburg
and has recently finished a First Responders
course.
Mr. Queen says, “I’ve always enjoyed work
ing with kids and find that teaching is a great
challenge.” Having heard of AHS’s excellent
reputation, he hopes his efforts at the school will
add to its positive image. We know that his de
termination and hard work will help AHS in
many different areas and our school will be made
even better.
Are you a quick thinker? Do you ever find
yourself glued to the TV when Jeopardy is on? If
so, you might like to take a look into AHS's Quiz
Bowl team. It may not be quite as glamorous as
being on a television game show, but it is defi
nitely a true test for the mind.
From early September through February,
several of AHS’s students will be taking part in
the school’s Quiz Bowl Team. Members of the
team include Kara Blalock, Michael Crowder,
Eric Lowder, Kendra Whittington, Amy Miskell,
Jason Hedrick, Matthew Lefler, Mike Bryan,
James Monroe, Brandon Cooke, and Brian
Lawrence. Mrs. Peggy Grigg is the group’s
sponsor.
Meeting every Tuesday afternoon, the team
discusses different topics, allowing members to
become familiar with them so that they can use
their knowledge at competitions. The following
six topics are the basis for the group's discus
sions: math, sports, current events, literature,
science, and history. Members of the Quiz Bowl
Team must be ready to answer questions dealing
with these subjects at their two competitions.
The first one is called the Hi-Q Contest and will
be held at UNCC in January. Seventy-five teams
will be participating there. In February. Stanly
County’s four teams will compete in the Stanly
County Quiz Bowl Contest.
^ Quiz Bowl teams have done well in the past
for AHS. With a lot of work and team effort, the
1995-96 team hoj^s to make it to the top.
Mrs. Grigg helps Brandon and Amy
with their problem solving skills in
preparation for Quiz Bowl competition.
A New Addition To The Family
by Eloise Odom
Coach Welker shows his love
for his new son.
As you all know, one of the craziest teachers
at AHS is Mr. Weiker. Always full of sarcastic
comments, one would not think there is a soft side
to this man of words ... but there is.
On July 7, 1995, Weiker, for the first time,
experienced the joy of being a father. This was
the day when his wife gave birth to a new baby
boy, James Russell Weiker III. Mr. Weiker’s
comment on parenthood is, “I like it. It’s the best
thing that has ever happened to me.”
Now three months old, Russ is an important
part of his father’s life. He is fed every night by
his loving dad, taken out for breakfast every
Sunday morning (although he only eaLs Gerber),
and spends every Saturday witJi his dad. Russ is
the only grandchild on both sides of the family so
he gets even more extra attention from his grand
parents. Although Weiker coaches numerous
sports, he will never push his son to be an athlete.
He only wants him to be himself.